Childhood Cancer (Please Share)

Melissa Erlandson

I hope this is ok to post because I'd cry if it was deleted.

My name is melissa. I grew up/live in Bloomington. I have 11 year old twins and a 1 year old daughter. I've probably changed your oil in your car if you ever brought it to valvoline and wrapped your gifts at southdale during Christmas season. Its almost a given that Your family has enjoyed many afternoons at nickelodeon universe ( will always be camp snoopy to me ) my dad helped with all the heating and air conditioning there. What I'm getting at is I'm a NORMAL person, I exist.

I thought it was amazing how everyone moved mountains for MacKenzie to give her a birthday she'll never forget.

I've posted in all of the local community facebook garage sale sites regarding my daughter and never get any response. Maybe because I didn't want to go on and on about how serious my daughters situation is because it's sad.

So here goes nothing. .....

My beautiful 1 year old daughter london was diagnosed with CANCER at 3 months old, yes cancer. Her Dr's at minneapolis childrens has been injecting poison in her tiny body for 9 months and still has 15 months left. She got her 1st tooth the same day she had mouth sores and was put on a morphine drip for the pain. I've wiped my daughters tears along with her beautiful long eyelashes that fell out from the chemo. There's no such thing as a diaper rash instead it's a severe skin Breakdown and wears a catheter when the strong chemo is in her body because it will BURN her skin. Instead of putting her hair in a cute ponytail ( she was born with a full head of hair) I've blown her hair off my pillow because it has fallen out not once but twice from chemo. She recently got her molars the same time she was on steroids. She celebrated her 1st birthday at the hospital getting a lumbar puncture with chemo injected into her spine so the cancer doesn't hide out in her spinal fluid. Every drop of chemo she receives is the same poison adults get. Here's where I need your help. I know you can help me because you moved mountains this past weekend for a little girl to celebrate her 10th birthday.

This mountain costs no money to you.

I want my daughter to celebrate her 2nd birthday. As I blew out my daughters 1st birthday candle on April 18th I cried. I cried because she survived.

I woke up this morning and saw my friend who's daughter has the same cancer as london, is running out of options. Hospice is the next and only option if the chemo continues to fail. She won't live to see her 2nd birthday.

I need YOUR help on spreading awareness on childhood cancer. I NEED this post to go viral so people will start taking action and being a voice for our kids who can't even talk. Childhood cancer research only gets 4% funding (3.8% to be exact) everyone thinks childhood cancer is highly curable but it's NOT. Trust me I've seen and met MANY families who have buried there child. Childhood cancer is real! Will u PLEASE help me move mountains? ???? Please join my daughters group ‪#‎LIFEFORLONDON‬If you'd like to be a voice for our kids including my daughter london, a local little girl fighting to see her 2nd birthday.